``His life remains an inspiration to all of us,'' Aikins said.
The American Ireland Fund is a private organization that has raised dlrs 60 million for programs that encourage peace, reconciliation and constructive change in Ireland.
O'Neill died in January at age 81.
Bosnian Serbs smarting under recent battlefield gains by their Muslim and Croat enemies responded Friday by investing their leader, Radovan Karadzic, with near-dictatorial powers to wage war.